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Student charged for hoax Arrested Friday Editor in Chief
The Mississippi State University student who reported being abducted from campus Wednesday was arrested and charged with filing a false police report Friday morning. Madison Gillette, 19, resident of South Hall, originally claimed she had been abducted while walking back to her residence hall from Mitchell Memorial Library and was forced at gunpoint to drive. She later recanted her story during interviews. After the FBI decided not to press charges, the MSU Police Department arrested and charged her. She was booked at the Oktibbeha County Jail and was Gillette later released on a $500 bond, according to jail records. The filing of a false police report is a misdemeanor charge. The maximum fine is up to $1,000 and could lead to a year in jail, along with restitution being paid to the law enforcement agencies that were involved in the investigation. Detective Brad Massey of the MSU Police Department said on Friday afternoon that Gillette’s court date is still unknown. The MSU Police Department is still investigating the motive.
Reveille revival still uncertain 197 copies still need to be sold BY MEGAN MCKEOWN News Editor
The Reveille, Mississippi State University’s yearbook, is in jeopardy of not going to print if more students do not purchase a copy by the Friday deadline. Rhett Hobart, Student Association president, said as of Monday, 803 books had been sold. The Reveille staff must sell at least 197 more copies in order to go to print. “Our minimum order is 1,000, so we have to sell 1,000 copies,” he said. “The deadline we have is Friday, so we need to sell the remaining copies by March 10.” Ashlee Bennett, editor of The Reveille and senior graphic design major, said the staff has spent a lot of time volunteering to put the yearbook together. “It was kind of a struggle to get it to come back this year, and, if we don’t reach the goal by then, it won’t be coming back,” she said. Bennett alluded to the rivalry with Ole Miss to encourage students to purchase a copy. “One thing is that Ole Miss has a yearbook that is nationally recognized, and, if we don’t bring it back, that’s one thing they’ll have that we don’t,” she said.
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Court date set for March 26 BY MICAH GREEN News Editor
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Three students face kidnapping charges
A court date has been set for the three fraternity members charged last week with kidnapping a female student and holding her against her will. Corey Skelton, 22, of Kosciusko; Frederick Oglesby, 21, of Hattiesburg; and Donovan Carroll, 22, of Canton, will have their initial appearance on March 26 in Municipal Court. Starkville Police Department Lt.
Troy Outlaw said the incident occurred at 411 Scales St. and that it could be linked to a Twitter trend dubbed “kidnapping season.” He said anothOglesby er officer, who has a Twitter account, searched the term in the search engine on the site and found numerous references. “All the ones that I saw were associated with Greek organizations,” Outlaw said. A warrant was issued for the three men Thursday night after the victim filed a report stating that she had been bound with tape and held against her will.
Outlaw said the girl was visiting the 411 Scales St. residence when the incident unfolded. “She was a friend of theirs. She was there with them. It wasn’t an abSkelton duction or anything,” he said. SPD Chief David Lindley said after the suspects bound the victim’s hands and feet, she asked to be released and the suspects declined. He said they then called some friends of the victim and requested an undisclosed ransom. “They requested some goods be brought to them in exchange for the victim,” Lindley said. “It doesn’t mat-
ter if it was 50 cents.” The three suspects are members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, and Lindley said he recognizes the fact that this may have been a prank taken too Carroll far but that does not negate the illegality of the suspects’ actions. “Whether it was some attempt at humor on their part, we are still trying to determine,” he said. “But number one, it is illegal; number two, it is in the poorest of judgment — especially with the (abduction) hoax last week.” SEE KIDNAP, 2
Ghostland tickets sale starts Friday BY MICAH GREEN News Editor
General admission tickets for Ghostland Observatory will go on sale Friday at 8 a.m. Music Maker Productions is hosting the event that will take place on March 31 at the Mississippi Horse Park on Poorhouse Road in Starkville. A student discount will be made available March 19 through March 23 in Suite 314 in Colvard Student Union and will allow students with valid MSU IDs to purchase tickets for $20. Each ID will allow two discounts. Brice Lambert, student director of Music Maker, said he has been privledged enough to see countless live performances, but Ghostland’s theatrics and stage presence is unmatched. “(They’re) like nothing I have ever seen in my life,” he said. Last year, Ghostland Observatory performed at The Lyric in Oxford. Lambert said tickets to that show were nearly $45.
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WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES | About 1,000 students participated in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a challenge for men to walk in high heels in support of survivors of sexual violence, in the Junction Monday.
Texting, technology alter English Has txting 2day, changed English 4eva?!?!? BY EMMA CRAWFORD Contributing Writer
Without a doubt, technology is continually infecting every facet of student life. From never being out of touch, to always being in the know. Facebook, Twitter, texting and all the in-betweens have given way to not only a new lifestyle but a new language to go with it. Some say the constant simplifying and fragmenting of words and sentences in cyber space is forever altering the model of English that William Wordsworth and Mark Twain created. However, on campus, differing perspectives among teachers and students reveal that there are technological pros to combat the cons. Daniel White, English instructor at Mississippi State University, said he thinks technology is changing English, but this does not necessarily mean language use will get worse. “People are irrationally afraid; language is meant to change,” he said. “(It is) a very natural thing that should be occurring.”
NeedTo.com connects employees, employers BY LAUREN CLARK Staff Writer
NeedTo.com, an Austin, Texas startup, is looking to reach students and citizens in Starkville as it seeks to reduce the burden of unemployment by creating short-term jobs across the country. Russell Adams, co-founder, said NeedTo works to match helpers, or short-term employees, with people who have a variety of needs. Adams, a Mississippi native, said he thinks NeedTo is the first social helping platform designed to pair those needing help with those offering help. “Every day, people and businesses have things they need to get done but don’t have the time or talent themselves to do it,” he said. “There are people looking for work, but don’t have an efficient way of finding those that need their help.”
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